# The Gauteng Department of Health says it is intensifying measures to strengthen payroll controls, improve consequence management, and ensure that public funds are protected and used responsibly. The department has lost 11.5-million-rand to ghost employees, while simultaneously paying millions more who are on extended precautionary suspensions. To date, 24 suspected and confirmed ghost employees […]
# The Gauteng Health Department says forensic pathology centres in Pretoria, Diepkloof, and Hillbrow have resumed operations, after employee protest action disrupted services earlier this week. The strike left many families unable to collect the bodies of their loved ones, causing delays to burial arrangements. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says they are committed to […]
# The Public Servants Association says it is dismayed by the disappearance of millions of rands from the Department of Employment and Labour’s Compensation Fund. Auditors have uncovered missing documents, fraudulent bank accounts, cybersecurity flaws, and a 71-million-rand loss in the past two financial years at the Compensation Fund. PSA’s Claude Naicker says systematic vulnerabilities currently […]
# The GOOD Party says the Western Cape High Court, declaring the City of Cape Town’s new fixed charges invalid and unlawful, has exposed weaknesses in the metro’s tariffs. The metro’s introduction of the fixed charges for water, sanitation, and cleaning will now be set aside as of the end of June this year. GOOD’s […]
# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says the window for public comments on the Protected Disclosure Act will not be extended. Civil society organisations called for an extension, citing serious shortcomings and limited public awareness. The legislation seeks to overhaul the whistleblower protection framework by introducing stronger safeguards, clearer reporting procedures, and financial incentives […]
# The Gauteng government says the DA’s statements regarding the Alternative Building Technology housing project in Vosloorus Extension 9 in Ekurhuleni are misleading. The party says the metro has already spent over 56-million-rand on the project using alternative building technology, yet it stands incomplete, vandalised and abandoned for years. The DA accused premier Panyaza Lesufi […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says the country is on the brink of ruin after more than three decades of ANC rule. The party officially launched its registration campaign in Centurion ahead of the local government elections in November. FF Plus leader Corné Mulder says incompetence and corruption have eroded state institutions and caused municipalities to […]
# ActionSA in Tshwane has welcomed the metro’s 2026/2027 fully-funded budget of 58.5-billion-rand tabled by deputy mayor and mayoral committee member for Finance, Eugene Modise. The budget, which includes operating revenue of R57.1 billion and expenditure of R55.6 billion, prioritises financial stability, economic revitalisation and investment attraction, among others. ActionSA caucus leader, Henriette Frohlich, says Tshwane […]
# Eastern Cape police have launched a manhunt following four separate murder incidents reported in Walmer, Gqeberha, yesterday. The bodies of six men aged between 23 and 56 were found with multiple gunshot wounds in different areas in Walmer. Police spokesperson, Nobuntu Gantana, says investigators are probing whether the cases may be linked:
